human interactions
today's stats: interesting/newsworthy things that happened to me today - 0; thoughts about girl i have huge crush on - every other minute; percentage of day totally enjoyed by self - 100.
it never ceases to amaze me that at the very same time that i'm feeling all alone (but in a quite independent and happy way) in the world, the sheer number of pleasant personal yet insignificant interactions i have with relative or total strangers is staggering. take for example the old lady at the used book store today. always super nice to me when i go in. asked me all about my tattoos and proceeded to tell me all about her daughter's various tattoos. i now know where her daughter lives (asheville, nc), her first and middle names (robin star), her age (40), her astrological sign (pisces), and the number, design, and location of her various tattoos. and all in 15 minutes. or how about the old lady at the gym...she always greets me when i go in with "good morning, love" or "have a nice workout, sweetie." it's like somebody recognizes me, knows i'm alive, and appreciates seeing me. wow. or marsha at the coffee shop. i spent almost 3 hours there today and when i got up to leave she told me i shouldn't go. should just stay for a while longer. all i was doing was taking up space, reading, and making fun of her music. nothing special. but my absence was noted and an attempt was made to head that off. i felt special. today was a good day. and days like this make me wanna get a head start on tomorrow.
it never ceases to amaze me that at the very same time that i'm feeling all alone (but in a quite independent and happy way) in the world, the sheer number of pleasant personal yet insignificant interactions i have with relative or total strangers is staggering. take for example the old lady at the used book store today. always super nice to me when i go in. asked me all about my tattoos and proceeded to tell me all about her daughter's various tattoos. i now know where her daughter lives (asheville, nc), her first and middle names (robin star), her age (40), her astrological sign (pisces), and the number, design, and location of her various tattoos. and all in 15 minutes. or how about the old lady at the gym...she always greets me when i go in with "good morning, love" or "have a nice workout, sweetie." it's like somebody recognizes me, knows i'm alive, and appreciates seeing me. wow. or marsha at the coffee shop. i spent almost 3 hours there today and when i got up to leave she told me i shouldn't go. should just stay for a while longer. all i was doing was taking up space, reading, and making fun of her music. nothing special. but my absence was noted and an attempt was made to head that off. i felt special. today was a good day. and days like this make me wanna get a head start on tomorrow.